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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to consider today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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